The first round minor league draft was concluded early Monday evening, and to a bit of surprise to say the least. Some teams picked as how I thought they would have, and others surprised me, along with a lot of experts covering the MLB draft. Some prospects were cannot miss along with some being a long shot, however, when it comes down to it, prospects are prospects, and that is all they are until MLB proven. Here is a rundown of how the first round filtered out:
1 Houston Astros – SS Carlos Correa
2 Minnesota Twins - OF Byron Buxton
3 Seattle Mariners - C Mike Zunino
4 Baltimore Orioles - RHP Kevin Gausman
5 Kansas City Royals - RHP Kyle Zimmer
6 Chicago Cubs - OF Albert Almora
7 San Diego Padres - LHP Max Fried
8 Pittsburgh Pirates - RHP Mark Appel
9 Florida Marlins - LHP Andrew Heaney
10 Colorado Rockies - OF David Dahl
11 Oakland A's - SS Addison Russell
12 New York Mets - SS Gavin Cecchini
13 Chicago White Sox - OF Courtney Hawkins
14 Cincinnati Reds – RHP Nick Travieso
15 Cleveland Indians - OF Tyler Naquin
16 Washington Nationals – RHP Luc Giolito
17 Toronto Blue Jays - OF DJ Davis
18 Los Angeles Dodgers – 3B Corey Seager
19 St. Louis Cardinals – RHP Michael Wacha
20 San Francisco Giants – RHP Chris Stratton
21 Atlanta Braves – RHP Lucas Sims
22 Toronto Blue Jays – RHP Marcus Stromen
23 St. Louis Cardinals – OF James Ramsey
24 Boston Red Sox – SS Deven Marrero
25 Tampa Bay Rays – 3B Richie Shaffer
26 Arizona Diamondbacks - C Stryker Trahan
27 Milwaukee Brewers – C Clint Coulter
28 Milwaukee Brewers - 1B/OF Victor Roache
29 Texas Rangers – OF Lewis Brinson
30 New York Yankees – RHP Ty Hensley
31 Boston Red Sox – LHP Brian Johnson
Most of the picks went accordingly, however, some did not. To my surprise the Houston Astros took a player of SS Carlos Correa to a bit of a lot of expert’s surprise. The rumor was Houston was automatically taking RHP Mark Appel, due to the immediate impact he would have with the team, making him a sooner rather than later impact with the Astros.
I believe the winner with some advantage of the first round with looking at former picks was the Pittsburgh Pirates, nabbing Mark Appel with the 8th overall pick. Some thought Appeal would have a problem signing; however, Pittsburgh is not afraid to throw money at prospects. If you look at previous picks in the latest drafts, the Pirates could have a scary starting rotation in the near future with RHP’s James McDonald, Jameson Taillon, Gerritt Cole, and Mark Appel. This could be a very good future for the Pirates if all pans out well.
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